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Your Kid: Face Masks & School Image
Your Kid: Face Masks & School
As children go back to school within the next few days and weeks, many families may be faced with difficulty as their child attempts to adjust to wearing a face mask for a longer duration of time. Thankfully, plenty of stores have come out with kid-friendly designs that can make this...
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Back to School Savings: College Edition Image
Back to School Savings: College Edition
It's that time of year again... Many college students are heading back to their respective campuses to begin the Fall semester! Thankfully, Portage Pointe Apartments is a short drive from Kent State University. As many students aren't able to work as many hours as they had during summer, budgets...
Flag Day
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though, on June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday. It is at the President's discretion to proclaim...